WREXHAM boss Phil Parkinson says demand for tickets goes up a level when his side are in town, but they're always prepared for that.

Since the takeover of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, crowds have flocked to see the Reds on the road. 

In the 2022/23 season, ten of the 23 National League clubs recorded their highest attendance of the campaign against Wrexham. 

Whilst in League Two last season, 14 of the 23 clubs biggest home crowd was when the Reds were the visitors. 

The trend has continued into League One this season, with Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United and Birmingham City all recording their biggest attendance when playing Wrexham. 

Parkinson believes there is an increase in demand for tickets when the Reds play away and experienced that earlier this week when scouting this weekend's opponents Leyton Orient. 

Whilst at London Road watching the Os play Peterborough, the Reds boss revealed there was already a lot of talk about the Wrexham game at the weekend.

He said: "I think we are used to it. The difference this year is it’s on a bigger scale.

"When I went down to Orient Peterborough on Tuesday, there was a lot of talk about the game coming up and I was thinking – you’ve got a game tonight – to be fair to them, the Orient lads certainly weren’t distracted as they played really well.

"That’s what it’s been about for the last three years. Wrexham coming to town, the demand for tickets goes up a level and everyone wants to get one over on us.

"We’ve got a group that are ready for that and we understand it and we’ve got to stand up to it."